February 05 2008 1:00 AM ET
Scientists Study How HIV Hides in Body
The AIDS virus has hideouts deep in the immune system that today's drugs can't reach. Now scientists finally have discovered how HIV builds one of those fortresses -- and they're exploring whether a drug already used to fight a parasite in developing countries just might hold a key to break in.
February 02 2008 1:00 AM ET
San Jose State Abandons Discriminatory Blood Drives
California's San Jose State University has become the first American college to suspend all campus blood drives because of a long-standing government policy that bars any man who has had sex with a man from giving blood.
February 01 2008 1:00 AM ET
Swiss Change Safe-Sex Message on HIV
Swiss AIDS experts said Thursday that some people with HIV who meet strict conditions and are under treatment can safely have unprotected sex with noninfected partners.
January 31 2008 1:00 AM ET
Study: 600,000 Americans Have HIV
Fewer than 1% of U.S. adults age 18-49 living in homes have contracted HIV, according to a national study released Tuesday.
January 30 2008 1:00 AM ET
Bush Urges Congress to Expand Health Coverage in Address
President George Bush addressed several health-related issues, including funding for global AIDS programs, in his final State of the Union address Monday night.
January 29 2008 1:00 AM ET
Brazil Government to Distribute Millions of Condoms During Carnaval
Health officials on Sunday began distributing millions of condoms to fight the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases during Brazil's five-day Carnaval 2008.
January 26 2008 1:00 AM ET
Bush Visits Africa After Urging Congress to Double PEPFAR Money
A month after returning from the Middle East, President Bush will travel to Africa in February on a five-country tour.
January 25 2008 1:00 AM ET
Copays Lead Some to Skip Mammograms
Having to pay as little as $10 of a mammogram's cost leads many older women to skip the breast cancer exam, a large study of Medicare users finds.
January 25 2008 1:00 AM ET
Seattle Residents Criticize Exclusive Blood Donor Policies
Prospective blood donors are accusing blood banks in the Seattle area of discriminatory regulations that bar most gay and bisexual men from giving blood, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported Tuesday. After the Puget Sound Blood Center announced last week that western Washington’s blood reserves were at emergency levels, some residents voiced frustration at policies that turn away about 6% of those who volunteer to donate blood. About 24,000 people have been placed on the region’s permanent deferral list based on answers to screening questions, according to the center, and men who have had sexual contact with another man since 1977 are automatically rejected.
January 24 2008 1:00 AM ET
Texas Needle-Swap Activists Face Charges
Police plan to seek drug paraphernalia charges against three activists who were caught operating their own needle-exchange program.
January 19 2008 1:00 AM ET
Experts Call for Rethinking AIDS Money
In the two decades since AIDS began sweeping the globe, it has often been labeled as the biggest threat to international health.
January 16 2008 1:00 AM ET
New Bacteria Strain Spreading Rapidly Among Gay Men
A new, drug-resistant strain of the “flesh-eating” MRSA bacteria is spreading quickly among gay men in Boston and San Francisco and soon could pose a wider threat. In a study published Monday by the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers wrote that the MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria is spread easily through anal intercourse as well as by skin-to-skin contact and touching contaminated surfaces.
January 16 2008 1:00 AM ET
Study: Gay Relationships Healthier Than Straight Ones
A recent University of San Diego study revealed some discoveries that demonstrate how same-sex relationships may be healthier than straight ones, according to an article by United Press International.
